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Whitewater kayak instruction from Ken Whiting

Ken Whiting & Chris Emerick

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 Liquid Skills 

Retail $29.95 Yours for $26.95
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70 minutes ©2001

Created by Ken Whiting & Chris Emerick, this is a 2 part video.  The first 45 minutes covers the necessary strokes and skills need for all aspects of boating with the latest breed of boats.  The second section covers playboating.

The video quality is extremely good.  The instruction is clearly conveyed with demonstrations of the moves and strokes.

Check out some related books:
E.J.'s Strokes & Concepts Book
E.J.'s Playboating Book
Ken Whiting's Playboater's Handbook

 

SOAR
Skills On All Rivers

Retail $29.95 Yours for $27.95
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50+ Minutes

SOAR is an instructional video for intermediate to advanced paddlers that covers the skills that are needed for all types of river running while using the newer boat designs. Ken covers the 3 Golden Rules of whitewater paddling, polishing your strokes, big water skills, creek boating skills, advanced river running technique, and even some safety. Top kayakers Tyler Curtis, Kevin Varette, and Simone French joined Ken Whiting and Chris Emerick for filming this past winter in Africa and New Zealand. 

 

 

 

 

 

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Play Daze

Retail $29.95 Yours for $26.95
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42 minutes

The current World Freestyle Champion, Ken Whiting teaches freestyle paddling technique.  This video is really well  made and informative with fantastic video quality.  Play Daze provides paddlers of all levels the skills needed to take advantage of today's playboats.  Topics covered include:
Front & Back Surfing more effectively
Spinning on smaller waves
Linking Endless Cartwheels
Wave Wheels
Kick Flips

Get the Playboater's Handbook also

Sponsored by (among others) Wavesport

The Playboater's Handbook

Retail $14.95  Yours for $10.50
(A portion goes to American Whitewater)

150 pages

This book is a compilation of the freestyle techniques that Ken Whiting has perfected in the last 10 years.  Photos & illustrations accompany a detailed breakdown of each move.  The handbooks covers such freestyle skills as front surfing, 360's, flat spinning, stern squirts and pirouettes, cartwheels, rock 360's, splats, airwheels, and much more.  Feature articles written by Ken and kayak design guru Bob McDonough are also included, on such topics as choosing the right playboat and paddle.

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Full Circle

Retail $29.95 Yours for $26.95
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This is Chris Emerick's vacation tape, I think.  And what a vacation it is.  He circles the world paddling in New Zealand, Africa, North America, and Norway.  Excellent boating and video in an entertaining tape. 

 

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